Egyptian God Osiris Hieroglyphs

Egyptian God Osiris

The ancient Egyptians are believed to have had as many as two thousand Gods and Goddesses.

The roles of these Gods were varied, some of them being major deities and controlling important aspects of Egyptian life whereas others were minor deities and held very specific roles such as looking after child birth or were demons and genies.

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Osiris

God

Hieroglyphs

He was the god of the dead as well as the eternal afterlife. He was considered ruler, protector and overall judge of the dead. He ruled the world of men, whilst his brother Ra ruled the skies.